Weekend
Judge crisis in Ctg courts hampers judicial activities
Judicial activities in Chittagong courts are being hampered seriously because of judge crisis that have already created a congestion of about 50,000 cases. Court sources said 18 out of 41 posts of judges of the District and Sessions Judge Court and 15 out of 17 posts of magistrates of different district and metropolitan magistrates’ courts were remaining vacant. The District Bar Association general secretary, Humayun Kabir Rashel, told New Age that the Chittagong courts were clogged with about 50,000 cases due to the inadequate number of judges...[ + ]
15,000 cases unresolved in Sylhet courts
Shortage of judges in Sylhet courts has seriously been hampering judicial activities, court sources said. The crisis has already created a congestion of about 15,000 cases in the Sylhet District and Sessions Judge Court, and the number is increasing day by day, they said. According to the sources, two out of three posts of additional district judges and eight of 11 posts of upazila magistrates have been lying vacant for
long...[ + ]
Battle for BCB
secy post over
The race for the general secretary post of the Bangladesh Cricket Board in the upcoming election came to an end on Saturday as three of the four candidates have withdrawn their nomination papers leaving the position secured for frontrunner Mahabubul Anam. Shah Nurul Kabir Shaheen, Mahmudul Haque Manu and Kazi Tabaraqul Islam, who all had earlier vowed to fight for the post, withdrew their nomination papers citing mainly two reasons. While Shaheen and Tabaraqul admitted they had been told to do so by the ruling party high-ups, Manu said he sees no reason to compete under the ‘mysterious’ constitution...[ + ]
Nistelrooy keeps MU’s perfect start
A rejuvenated Ruud van Nistelrooy scored his third goal of the season to give Manchester United a 1-0 over Aston Villa and make it two wins out of two in the fledgling Premier League campaign on Saturday. Van Nistelrooy, already looking sharper than at anytime during his troubled 2004/05 season, got on the end of a cross from winger Cristiano Ronaldo after 66 minutes to add to his previous efforts against Everton and Debrecen in the Champions League qualifying
round...[ + ]
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